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Thanks, Coronavirus: Ireland Cancels St. Patrick's Day Parade

But events in Boston, New York City still currently on

(Newser) - Hundreds of thousands of people come to Dublin each year for Ireland's biggest St. Patrick's Day parade, but not this year. The government has canceled the event thanks to the outbreak of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, RT.com reports. Typically, about 100,000 people from abroad would...

Dow Closes Down 2K in Biggest Single-Day Plunge
Dow Sees Biggest-Ever
One-Day Plunge
the rundown
Mar 9, 2020 3:12 PM CDT

Dow Sees Biggest-Ever One-Day Plunge

Closes down 2,013 points on coronavirus fears

(Newser) - Not even two weeks after setting a record for its worst-ever single-day point drop, the Dow on Monday heartily broke that record. It was down 2,013 points at the close, or nearly 8%, per Marketwatch . Fears related to the coronavirus outbreak continued to plague the markets; the S&P...

COVID-19: US Considers Paid Leave for Workers

Trump advisers coming up with options, including help for workers forced to stay home

(Newser) - Amid a brutal day for the stock market comes word that the White House is considering a range of relief measures for workers and businesses affected by the coronavirus. Those measures could include paid leave for workers forced to stay home and forego a paycheck, aid for small businesses, and...

Pastor With Coronavirus Shook Hands, Gave Communion

Rector at historic Washington, DC, church came down with symptoms the following day

(Newser) - Founded in 1817, Christ Church Georgetown has reportedly not canceled services since that century. Until now. Starting March 8, the Washington, DC, church canceled all events indefinitely after a rector at the church was diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Anyone who attended the church on...

Chief of NY Port Authority Has Coronavirus

Rick Cotton now quarantined at home

(Newser) - The man helping New York and New Jersey limit the spread of coronavirus at airports and transit facilities will be off the job for the near future, at least in person. That's because Rick Cotton, head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has COVID-19 himself,...

Trump Sees Silver Lining in Bad Financial News

Falling oil prices means cheaper gasoline for consumers, he tweets

(Newser) - President Trump suggested Monday that concern over the coronavirus outbreak was overblown. In one of several tweets, he drew comparisons between COVID-19 and the seasonal flu. "So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu," he wrote . "It averages between 27,000 and 70,000...

State Department Warns Americans to Skip Cruises

Warning comes as cruise ship will unload passengers in Oakland

(Newser) - For more than 2,000 passengers aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship, Monday will be a good day. For residents of Oakland worried about the coronavirus, maybe not as good. The ship has been in limbo off the California coast , but authorities have finally given it the green light to...

Stock Market Craters Amid 'Shocking' Oil Dispute

Trading had to be halted early as Dow falls 1,800

(Newser) - Dow futures suggested a brutal opening for the US stock market on Monday, and they were exactly right. The Dow plummeted more than 1,800 points at the open, more than 7%, and the benchmark S&P 500 also fell 7%, per MarketWatch . The steep decline triggered an automatic, 15-minute...

Virus Death Toll Surges as Italy Tightens Lockdown
Virus Death Toll Surges
as Italy Tightens Lockdown
the rundown
Mar 9, 2020 7:01 AM CDT

Virus Death Toll Surges as Italy Tightens Lockdown

Washington may introduce 'mandatory measures'

(Newser) - The coronavirus death toll in Italy soared Monday, with much of the country's north locked down under a sweeping quarantine order . Officials say the death toll in the worst coronavirus outbreak outside Asia has gone up by 133 to 366, with the number of infections rising by 25% to...

World Markets in Turmoil
World Markets in Turmoil
Mar 9, 2020 6:44 AM CDT

World Markets in Turmoil

'Killer cocktail' points to 1.2K-point plunge for the Dow at open

(Newser) - Last week was bad for world markets. This week might be worse, the way things are starting out. Global stock markets and oil prices plunged Monday after a fight among major crude-producing nations jolted investors who already were on edge about the surging costs of the coronavirus outbreak, per the...

Ted Cruz Has Quarantined Himself
Ted Cruz Has
Quarantined Himself
Mar 9, 2020 4:02 AM CDT

Ted Cruz Has Quarantined Himself

He met person with coronavirus at CPAC

(Newser) - Sen. Ted Cruz is going to be working from home for a while. The Texas Republican says he is in self-quarantine after meeting a person at the Conservative Political Action Conference late last month who was later diagnosed with coronavirus, Politico reports. "I'm not experiencing any symptoms, and...

Oil Prices Take Another Plunge
Oil Prices Plunge Again
Mar 8, 2020 7:03 PM CDT

Oil Prices Plunge Again

Saudis, Russians argue about oil production amid coronavirus fears

(Newser) - Oil prices are plunging amid worries that an OPEC dispute will lead an economy weakened by COVID-19 to be awash in an oversupply of crude, the AP reports. Brent crude, the international standard, lost $8.77, or 19.3%, to $36.50, as of 7:23pm Eastern time on Sunday...

Bad News for Cruise Ship Stuck Off Calif. Coast

Looks like the Grand Princess will have to wait at least another day

(Newser) - A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus and headed to the port of Oakland, Calif., will remain in international waters for at least another day as officials worked on plans to transport passengers to federal facilities around the country, the AP reports. Local officials in California began ordering the...

Rallies and Coronavirus: A Dangerous Combination?

Bernie Sanders says his campaign is 'talking to public health officials all over this country'

(Newser) - As the coronavirus hits more states, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Sunday his campaign is gauging when it may become necessary to cancel the large campaign rallies that public health experts say could be breeding grounds to spread the potentially deadly illness, the AP reports. "Obviously what is...

Wine Flowed Like Water Into Italian Town's Homes

Bad valve sends Lambrusco into pipes flowing from winery in area hit by coronavirus

(Newser) - When residents of a town in northern Italy realized wine was coming from their faucets, they did the neighborly thing and called the nearby winery to report it. And, of course, they bottled it. A valve in the washing circuit on the bottling line at Cantina Settecani failed, CNN reports,...

Italy Just Quarantined 16M People
Chaos as Italy
Quarantines 16M
Mar 8, 2020 7:01 AM CDT

Chaos as Italy Quarantines 16M

Country abruptly locks down much of the north over rapidly spreading coronavirus

(Newser) - Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early Sunday for its northern regions, igniting travel chaos as it restricted the movements of a quarter of its people in a bid to halt the new coronavirus' relentless march across Europe. Shortly after midnight, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree affecting 16...

Coronavirus Arrives in DC
Coronavirus Arrives in DC 
Mar 8, 2020 5:30 AM CDT

Coronavirus Arrives in DC

Trump says he's not concerned 'at all' about virus getting closer to White House

(Newser) - A man in his 50s tested positive Saturday for coronavirus—the first presumptively confirmed case in the nation’s capital—and another person who traveled through the city tested positive in Maryland, the AP reports. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser said the man in the initial case started exhibiting...

Hotel Holding Coronavirus Sufferers Collapses

The Xinjia Express Hotel in Quanzhou crumbles

(Newser) - A hotel in China that was being used to quarantine people with coronavirus has collapsed, the BBC reports. Officials say roughly 35 people have been rescued from the rubble, leaving as many stuck inside. Tweeted video footage shows rescue workers laboring amid dust and dim lighting to find more people....

Guess Why They Nixed Hockey Championships

Yes, the coronavirus

(Newser) - The women's world hockey championships in Canada were canceled Saturday because of the new coronavirus. International Ice Hockey Federation President René Fasel tells the AP the decision was made by conference call. The two-week tournament was set to open March 31, with venues in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia....

Stuck on Coronavirus Ship: 'I'm Not Going Home Anytime Soon'

Meanwhile, more deaths around the world, including 2 in Florida and an Iranian lawmaker

(Newser) - A cruise ship is languishing off the coast of California after 21 people on board were found to have contracted the coronavirus , Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday, per the New York Times . Two of those affected on the Grand Princess were passengers, the other 19 were crew members, per...

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